Tell me about it. Kind of a drag going through the lumber at Lowes. I'm actually going by my local sawyer tomorrow to check out some of his red cedar and see what he has. He also mentioned that he has Cypress but I have never worked with it. I'll check it out.
Very cool. I'm actually in the process of making a board myself right now. Except I'm doing a hollow board with frame. I'm skinning it in cedar. I looked for some balsa online but did not need the sizes you will need. Anything I found shipping kind of made it cost prohibitive.
As said above this is a chance to experiment with different color grain fillers. Afterwords you can use any stains you want to color and get some great effects. I use Timbermate on my guitars and color it with Mixol tints.
It is an addiction. I started with a telecaster 3 years ago and have since built a strat, another tele, es335, 2/x12 speaker cab, and have some others in the works. Go for it!
Glad to see some other builders on this site also. I just finished my first electric. It is a tele with korina body, maple neck and Pau ferro fret board. I plan on starting a strat in a week or two.
Is your neck pocket square even though it is to big? Could you glue in a piece and...
I picked up a great deal on a used jet jointer much like the one you mentioned. I later got a steal on a brand new jet helical head on ebay. Love the ease of use on the new head. Got good results with the blades as well though. Either will work just fine. I say save the money upfront and...
Sorry to hear and I wish you the best. Bit my thumb last August so I know how you feel. On the good side you will be surprised how much fingers grow back. A friend of mine who is a chef told me that after it happened. Guess they have a lot of chunks gone from those sharp knives. Anyway he...
I bought the Rigid after seeing the reviews and figured I would give it a shot. So far I have had great results. I was cutting some cheap borg plywood scraps for some jigs on Friday. I noticed one of the sides had a lot of chip out from what ever blade I used last. (I think it may have been...
I've been fusing with getting this fence square. Do you guys have any tricks that have helped you? Do you loosen the screws lock it down and nudge it then tighten while locked down? Adjust it not locked down? How tight do you adjust the bolt at the end of the fence? It seems I can get it...